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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Diplomacy Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Diplomacy – Portugal and the United States reaffirm cooperation with the Azores – Washington, DC

Portugal and the United States have reaffirmed this week their strategic partnership, emphasizing continued American military cooperation at Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, at the 53rd meeting of the Portugal–United States Standing Bilateral Commission, held in Washington on November 3. Under the framework of the 1995 bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, commonly […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

Community – Diane Macedo is living the American dream – Interview

20 June 2011

By Beth Santos, Contributor(*) — You may have heard of Diane Macedo, and if you follow FoxNews.com you’ve definitely seen her work.  Online news editor and now a reporter and anchor for Fox Business Network, Diane has moved over a very short period of time from being a Guest booker for Fox News Radio, to […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People

Miguel Arrobas finishes 7th at the Manhattan Marathon Swim – New York

19 June 2011

Portuguese open water swimmer Miguel Arrobas, 38, finished 7th, with 7:46, at the “Manhattan Island Marathon Swim,” Saturday, June 18, in New York City. Solo swimmers and relay teams usually take about seven to nine hours to complete the marathon — the longest swimming event in the world. American swimmer Erika Rose, 28, won the competition […]

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Posted in Featured, People, Sports, World

Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club wins 2011 National Amateur Championship – New York

18 June 2011

The Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club (MPSC) members are celebrating their 5-3 triumph over the 2010 National Amateur Champions NY Pancyprians-Freedoms (Astoria),  in the 2011 ENYSSA Manning Cup Finals to secure the Club’s 4th career State Championship.  The team now qualifies for the National Finals Tournament in Pennsylvania. Indeed, hundreds of Portuguese gathered at Wilson Park on […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Organizations, People, Sports

June 5 elections: 83 percent of emigrants didn’t vote – Update

18 June 2011

According to the final results released Friday by the National Election Commission, less than 17 percent of the Portuguese living abroad cast their ballots for the June 5 elections, representing an absenteeism rate of 83 percent. Out of a total of 195,109 emigrant eligible voters, only 33, 059 voted (16.9%). Of those, 18, 180 (23.9%) […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Politics

TAP Air Portugal to announce $120 million loss in 1st quarter – Portugal

17 June 2011

TAP Air Portugal, the State run national flag carrier, is expected to announce losses up to 84.4 million-euro ($120 USD million) for the first quarter of 2011. According to CEO Fernando Pinto, the company losses will be higher than expected. “We only have estimates so far, but I suppose the losses will be a bit […]

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Richard Wurman keynote speaker at the 1st E3 Forum – Portugal

17 June 2011

Richard Wurman, co-founded of TED Conferences and TED MED, is the keynote speaker at the 1st Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship Forum (E3 Forum), to be held in Portugal, June 30. The forum will take place at the Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT), which is one of the nine faculties of the University Nova de […]

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Posted in Conferences, Education, Featured, People